Coity Castle
Bridgend, Wales
Coity Castle is a castle in Bridgend, Wales, first built in 1100. Little or nothing of it survives today. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Newcastle Castle, 1.6 mi away. It is cared for by Cadw.
Coity Castle at a glance
Built
1100
11th century
Type
Castle
Condition
Demolished
Cared for by
Cadw
About Coity Castle
Coity Castle (Welsh: Castell Coety) is a Norman castle in Bridgend (historically in Glamorgan), Wales. It was built by Sir Payn "the Demon" de Turberville (fl. 1126), one of the legendary Twelve Knights of Glamorgan supposed to have conquered Glamorgan under the leadership of Robert FitzHamon (d. 1107), Lord of Gloucester.
From the Wikipedia article on Coity Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coity Castle sits at 51.5221, -3.5534 in Bridgend. The closest other castles are Newcastle Castle (1.6 mi), Ogmore Castle (3.8 mi) and Candleston Castle (4.2 mi). Bridgend has 5 castles in all.
- Heritage status
- scheduled monument
